Mattress



April 21, 1931- o. M. BURTON 1,801,41 1

MATTRES 5 Filed April 16, 1930 ent Patented Apr. 21, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE OLIVER M. BURTON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO BURTON-DIXIE CORPORA- TIOQT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS MATTRESS Application filed April 16,

the padding and padded boxing therefor.

One object of the invention is to provide a construction wherein the cotton or other suitable padding not only appropriately covers the top and bottom of the mattress, but also folds over the margins 'of its spring-assembly for its cushioning eifect at those points and to prevent the terminal coils of the marginal springs from contactp yond the border springs 11, 11, whereupon ing with one another when the springs are fully or considerably compressed.

A further aim of the invention is to suply a novel and improved form of padded oxing around the edge of the mattress with inner or concealed roll-edges about its top and bottom margins.

An additional purpose of the invention is to furnish a mattress of this character which will have relatively square edges-and which, at the same time, will have suflicient and properly located padding to make the struc-,

ture adequately soft and yielding at all oints and which will nevertheless preserve its shape throughout extended use.

To the accomplishment of these and other desirable objects, I have designed the pres tion illustrated in detail in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specifioation and to which reference should be had, and throughout the views of such drawing like reference characters, for simplicity, have been employed to designate the same arts.

In the awing:

Figure 1 isa fragmentary, tion through the mattress online Fig; 2;

Figure 2 is a plan view of a small portion of the mattress; and

Figure 3 is a partial, longitudinal vertical section on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring to this drawing, it will be observed and noted that the improved and novel mattress or cushion includes an internal spring-structure or spring-assembly involving a relatively large number of suitvertical I seereferred embodiment of the inven 1930. Serial No. 444,855.

ably-spaced, upright, spiral-springs 11, 11 connected or joined together int any approved or convenient manner, not shown. Inasmuch as the top and bottom of the mattress, which is reversibleas a whole from time to time during its ordinary use, are substantially alike, a complete description of the one part will suflice for both.

A fabric 12 and a superposed layer of padding 13, such as cotton wadding, is laid on the to of the spring-assembly with a ortion 0 both projecting outwardly besuch extension is folded down under the top coils 14 of the border springs, the padding ending at 15, but the fabric is of sufliciently eater width to fold back under the pading at 16 and u over and on top of that part of the pad ing above the spring-assembly, the fabric thus having an inturned section 17 terminating at the point 18. Another layer of padding 19 is located over the inner padding stratum 13 and the fabriopart 17, as is clearly shown.

The side or edge boxin comprises an inner, suitably-sized or sti ened fabric 21,

an outer, relatively flexible fabric 22 and padding or filling 23 interposed between the two, the three elements being fastened or secured together at intervals at 24, 24, as by tying, tufting, quilting, or the like.

The purpose of employing an inner fabric 21 somewhat stifler or less pliable than the exterior fabric 22 is to assure a pleasing or artistic pufiiness in the sections of the comparatively-flexible, outer fabric between its points or lines of attachment to the more unyielding inner fabric.

As is plainly and fully illustrated, the longitudinal margins of the outerboxing fabric 22 are sewed andtaped at 26, 26 to the corresponding ed es of the top and bottom fabrics 25, 25 o the mattress, and the upper and lower border sections 27, 27 of the inner boxing fabric have substantially more'fullness than the com lementary parts of the outer fabric of the ioxing, whereby to provide internal roll-edges characterized as a whole 28, 28, whichare in contact with the bent-back fabric sections covering the rim portions of the top and bottom of the spring-assembly.

The several layers or strata of fabric and padding, both above and below the terminal coils or convolutions of the marginal springs, are tied or secured together in any convenient or approved fashion, as by relatively coarse or long, continuous stitching 29. (See Fig.

As is customary in mattress structures, the whole mattress is tufted at intervals by ties 31 associated with suitable tufts or buttons 82, 32.

From a consideration of the foregoing and the accompanying illustration, it will be apparent that the exterior of the mattress presents relatively square edges at the top and bottom with attractive, puffed sides, the structure having adequate internal padding to maintain the mattress in its original shap throughout a long period of ordinary usage.

The inturned padding sections around the end coils of the marginal springs prevent such convolutions from coming into contact with one another and from making any sound when the springs are fully compressed as by a heavy person sitting on the edge of the mattress or otherwise.

It is to be noted further that the inner fabric walls of the internal roll-edges are in contact with the fabric covering the padding section bent around the springs so that, as the mattress is compressed and released, these two fabrics can bear and rub on one another without tendency to dislodge or injure the padding which they encase or enclose.

Those acquainted with this art will read ily understand that the invention, as defined by the appended claims, is not limited and restricted to the precise and exact details illustrated and described, and that it is susceptible of a variety of embodiments differing more or less radically in structure but all incorporating the fundamental principles of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a spring-mattress, an edg boxing comprising in combination, an inner fabric, an outer fabric, padding between said fabrics, means securing the edges of said fabrics together, and means extended through said padding securing said fabrics together at intervals between their edges, the marginal portions of said inner fabric being fuller than the corresponding portions of said outer fabric to provide inner rolledges for said boxing.

2. In a spring-mattress, an edge boxing comprising in combination, an inner fabric,

an outer fabric, padding between said fabrics, means securing the edges of said fabrics together, and means extended through said padding securing said fabrics together at intervals between said edges, said inner fabric being substantially stiffer than said outer fabric to accentuate the pufiiness of the latter produced by said securing means, the marginal portions of said inner fabric being fuller than the corresponding portions of said outer fabric to provide inner roll-edges for said boxing.

3. In a mattress, the combination of a spring-assembly having a plurality of upright spiral springs, a padding covering the outer surface of the end-coils of said springs and folded around the edge of said assembly against the inner side of said end-coils of the border springs of the assembly, a folded fabric between said padding and said outer surface of the spring end-coils and between the folded in section of the padding and the inner surface of the border spring end-coils and around said folded section of said padding and over the main body of said padding, means securing said padding and fabric to said assembly, a top and bottom tick fabric for the mattress, and an edge boxing for the mattress comprising an inner fabric, an outer fabric, padding between said fabrics, and means extended through said boxing padding securing said fabrics together at intervals, said inner boxing fabric and that portion of said first fabric enclosing the folded section of said padding bearing on one another.

4. In a mattress, the combination of a spring-assembly having a plurality of upright spiral springs, a padding covering the outer surface of the end-coils of said sprin s and folded around the edge of said assembly against the inner side of said end-coils of the border springs of the assembly, a folded fabric between said padding and said outer surface of the spring end-coils and between the folded in section of the padding and the inner surface of the border sprin end-coils and around said folded section 0 said padding and over the main body of said padding, means securing said padding and fabric to said assembly, a top and bottom tick fabric for the mattress, and an edge boxing for the mattress comprising an inner fabric, an outer fabric, padding between said fabrics, and means extended through said boxing padding securing said fabrics together at intervals, the marginal portions ofsaid inner boxing fabric being fuller than the corresponding portions of said outer boxing fabric to provide inner roll-edges for sea boxing, the inner boxing fabric of said rolledges bearing on those portions of said first fabric enclosing the folded section of said first padding.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

OLIVER M. BURTON. 

